Sawt Falasteen - French Open day 9: Who's saying what

"I think I believe more in myself... believing in myself was the key I think to taking another step and playing at a higher level."

-- Italy's Jasmine Paolini, who reached a Grand Slam quarter-final for the time at the age of 28

"I had to learn this today, but the best players in the world on a stage like that in a tournament like this, they are not messing around. Maybe she just had a great day today, but I really felt like she was coming after me."

-- Emma Navarro on the lessons learned from her straight-sets loss to Aryna Sabalenka

"I was, like, okay, no, Aryna. Just focus on yourself. You don't have to do better than her. It's okay. That's just her world like these bagels. This is something about Iga. Just leave it for her. I will be nicer to my opponent."

-- Sabalenka on not getting carried away trying to match Iga Swiatek's 6-0, 6-0 win in the last 16

"It's very sad because I know that so many of my friends and people I know that are right now in the frontline and losing their lives in this horrible war. So, of course, it's very sad for me, very sad topic as well because, you know, people and media is not talking about it anymore."

-- Elina Svitolina on the ongoing impact of the Russian invasion of her native Ukraine, which began in February 2022

A.Suleiman--SF-PST